TDs / Michael Cahill

Michael Cahill

Fianna Fáil Kerry TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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3,207

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

41,594

words spoken in the chamber

Across 178 contributions

414

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

392

topics asked about

Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Health Services 101 questions
Disability Services 84 questions
Greenways Provision 78 questions
Road Projects 69 questions
Special Educational Needs 59 questions
Road Network 52 questions
Hospital Facilities 47 questions
Health Services Staff 43 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 835 questions
Transport 411 questions
Education 299 questions
Agriculture 228 questions
Housing 226 questions
Children 179 questions

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 3,207 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 178 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	52	0
February 2025	162	17
March 2025	132	6
April 2025	230	4
May 2025	121	14
June 2025	153	10
July 2025	220	14
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	216	8
October 2025	84	4
November 2025	230	8
December 2025	140	19
January 2026	189	14
February 2026	136	18
March 2026	159	6
April 2026	248	4
May 2026	201	7
June 2026	245	7
July 2026	129	2
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	115	11
October 2026	45	5

Debates they spoke in most

Third Anniversary of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine: Statements 5 contributions
Post-European Council: Statements 4 contributions
Abolition of Carer's Allowance Means Test: Motion [Private Members] 3 contributions
Post Office Closures: Statements 2 contributions
Bord Bia: Motion [Private Members] 1 contribution
Cancer Services: Motion [Private Members] 1 contribution

Plus 128 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

constituency Kerry 29 November 2024 to now
party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
30 Sep 2026	Electricity Regulation (Climate Action and Connection to Distribution and Transmission Systems) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time"	No	Lost
30 Sep 2026	Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Question put:	Yes	Carried
30 Sep 2026	Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Amendment put	No	Lost
30 Sep 2026	Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Report Stage Amendment put	No	Lost
29 Sep 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
22 Sep 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
16 Sep 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
28 Aug 2026	Mineral Oil Tax: Financial Resolution Question put: "That amendment No. 2 set down to the motion for Financial Resolution is hereby negatived and that the mot	Yes	Carried
28 Aug 2026	Mineral Oil Tax: Financial Resolution Amendment put	No	Lost
15 Jul 2026	Social Housing Passport Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
15 Jul 2026	Domestic Violence Judgments Register Bill 2026 [Seanad]: Committee Stage Amendment put	No	Lost
15 Jul 2026	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 9(2)) (Amount of Financial Contribution) Order 2025 (Revocation) Order 2026: Motion Question put	Yes	Carried
15 Jul 2026	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 9(2)) (Amount of Financial Contribution) Order 2025 (Revocation) Order 2026: Motion Amendment put	No	Lost
14 Jul 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
8 Jul 2026	Planning for Constitutional Change Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost
8 Jul 2026	Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost
8 Jul 2026	Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
8 Jul 2026	Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
8 Jul 2026	Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	No	Lost
8 Jul 2026	Childcare Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
8 Jul 2026	Childcare Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
8 Jul 2026	Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
8 Jul 2026	Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put: That section 62 stand part of the Bill.	Yes	Carried
8 Jul 2026	Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put	Yes	Carried
8 Jul 2026	Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Question put	Yes	Carried

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.